Indiana § 29-1-7-27 - Foreign wills; filing and recording
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§ 29-1-7-27. Foreign wills; filing and recording
Sec. 27. Such will or copy, and the probate thereof, may be produced by any person interested therein to the court of the county having jurisdiction in which there is any estate on which the will may operate; and if said court shall be satisfied that the instrument ought to be allowed as the last will of the deceased, such court shall order the same to be filed and recorded by the clerk; and, thereupon, such will shall have the same effect as if it had been originally admitted to probate and recorded in this state.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.727.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-1-7-27 ("Foreign wills; filing and recording") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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